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Dick Merriwell's Aëro Dash; Or, Winning Above the Clouds by Burt L. Standish

A glorious midsummer morning, clear, balmy, and bracing. An ideal stretch of macadam, level as a floor and straight as a die for close ...

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Jan 31, 202416 min read

Frank Merriwell's Prosperity; or, Toil Has Its Reward by Burt L. Standish

The scene was the stage of the Star Theater in Atchison, Kansas, and the occasion of the rehearsal of Frank Merriwell’s company in his ...

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Buffalo Bill's Big Surprise; Or, The Biggest Stampede on Record by Prentiss Ingraham

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Jan 31, 20245 min read

Buffalo Bill's Big Surprise; Or, The Biggest Stampede on Record by Prentiss Ingraham

It was at Fort Advance, one of the smaller frontier posts on the Indian border, just about the hour of sunset. Buffalo Bill and Colonel ...

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A Stolen Name; Or, The Man Who Defied Nick Carter by Nicholas Carter

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Jan 30, 202412 min read

A Stolen Name; Or, The Man Who Defied Nick Carter by Nicholas Carter

Bare-Faced Jimmy, so-called gentleman crook, expert cracksman, and a master criminal in any department of the underworld to which he ...

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Frank Merriwell's Own Company; Or, Barnstorming in the Middle West by Burt L. Standish

Manager Thaddeus Burnham, of the Keesport Opera House, was worried. Zolverein, the magician, was billed to play in his house that ...

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Snarled Identities; Or, A Desperate Tangle by Nicholas Carter

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Jan 30, 20243 min read

Snarled Identities; Or, A Desperate Tangle by Nicholas Carter

Nicholas Carter, and his first assistant, Chickering Carter, had risen early that morning, but not for the usual reason. It was a very ...

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The Man Without a Conscience; Or, From Rogue to Convict by Nicholas Carter

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Jan 30, 20246 min read

The Man Without a Conscience; Or, From Rogue to Convict by Nicholas Carter

“Bureau of Secret Investigation.” Nick Carter glanced at the above sign over the door, an unpretentious and somewhat faded reminder of ...

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Kayla Draney

Jan 30, 20246 min read

Frank Merriwell on the Road; Or, The All-Star Combination by Burt L. Standish

“Stop dot tonkey!” Boom-te-boom-te-boom-boom! The bass drummer of the band at the head of “Haley’s All-Star Combination and Mammoth ...

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Jan 30, 20248 min read

Frank Merriwell on the Boulevards; Or, Astonishing the Europeans by Burt L. Standish

“Well, fellows, what do you think of Paris?” asked Frank Merriwell, settling himself into a comfortable position on his chair. With his ...

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Buffalo Bill's Bold Play; Or, The Tiger of the Hills by Prentiss Ingraham

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Jan 30, 202410 min read

Buffalo Bill's Bold Play; Or, The Tiger of the Hills by Prentiss Ingraham

When that wonderful invitation was read by the masculine element and the few women of Blossom Range, it created a sensation, ...

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Jan 30, 20247 min read

Dick Merriwell's Heroic Players; Or, How the Yale Nine Won the Championship by Burt L. Standish

Jim Phillips, industriously making himself a master of certain abstruse problems in mathematics, excited the derision of big Bill Brady, ...

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Buffalo Bill's Best Bet; Or, A Sure Thing Well Won by Prentiss Ingraham

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Jan 30, 20243 min read

Buffalo Bill's Best Bet; Or, A Sure Thing Well Won by Prentiss Ingraham

“One thousand dollars for my life.” “You holds it cheap, pard.” “It is all I have with me.” “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes ...

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Under the Polar Star; or, The Young Explorers by Dwight Weldon

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Jan 30, 20247 min read

Under the Polar Star; or, The Young Explorers by Dwight Weldon

Chip! chip! All day long that same monotonous sound, chip, chip—chip, chip, had echoed through Solomon Bertram’s workroom. He called ...

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Frank Merriwell's Chase; Or, Exciting Times Afloat by Burt L. Standish

“Das vas Pelvast,” said Hans. “Yes,” nodded Frank, who was at the wheel of the White Wings, “that is Belfast, ‘the home of fair women, ...

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Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux; Or, The Fight in the Rapids by Prentiss Ingraham

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Jan 29, 20246 min read

Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux; Or, The Fight in the Rapids by Prentiss Ingraham

One summer morning, in the sixties, when the Indians in the West and Southwest were still giving much trouble to Uncle Sam’s settlers ...

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The Great Diamond Syndicate; Or, The Hardest Crew on Record by Nicholas Carter

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Jan 29, 202410 min read

The Great Diamond Syndicate; Or, The Hardest Crew on Record by Nicholas Carter

“Your uncle murdered! It seems incredible!” Nick Carter leaned back in his chair and looked at his visitor, dismay showing in his face. ...

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Jan 29, 202411 min read

Buffalo Bill's Girl Pard; Or, Dauntless Dell's Daring by Prentiss Ingraham

Nate Bernritter, or “Bern,” as he was usually called when not referred to as “the old man,” was in an unpleasant frame of mind. He was ...

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A Broken Bond; Or, The Man Without Morals by Nicholas Carter

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Jan 29, 20246 min read

A Broken Bond; Or, The Man Without Morals by Nicholas Carter

Behind a big rock that looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure. ...

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Jan 29, 202412 min read